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More content, a repurposed Town Square section and the return of a former Daily Press nameplate are awaiting readers in their Sunday morning newspapers. Officials and staff with the Newport News-based Daily Press, now part of Tribune Publishing, unveiled numerous changes and a redesign to its print publication this week. David Messick, Daily Press director of circulation, explained to employees earlier this month that the changes are part of an effort to better engage readers and advertisers with news and events occurring throughout the newspaper's coverage area. Since the beginning of the year, officials have surveyed various groups of readers and former readers to receive...

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More content, a repurposed Town Square section and the return of a former Daily Press nameplate are awaiting readers in their Sunday morning newspapers.
Officials and staff with the Newport News-based Daily Press, now part of Tribune Publishing, unveiled...

Felicia Mason of York County lives a dual life. Some people recognize her as one of the faces of the Daily Press Feedback column. She also oversees the Good Life section of the newspaper.
But in her spare time, Mason is a motivational speaker and...

The Baltimore Sun Media Group announced today that it purchased The Capital in Annapolis, the Carroll County Times and the Maryland publications and websites affiliated with those news organizations from Landmark Media Enterprises.
Financial terms of the...

I've been reading the Daily Press. for 36 years. You have finally given your subscribers an informative, sophisticated newspaper to read. It's a 180-degree turnaround from the original and I appreciate your effort. Thank you.
•Nancy, York County: I...

Saturday, in case you didn't know it, is National Roller Coaster Day.
Yes, yes, we know. They have a "national day" or "national week" for everything now. Who can keep up?
But National Roller Coaster Day is a pretty cool one, you'd...

NEWPORT NEWS — For a second time this year, the Daily Press is hosting representatives from a newspaper in Ukraine.
Three employees of Rivne Vechirne and two interpreters will work alongside Daily Press staff this week, learning about the news,...

For the first time in 90-plus years, the Chicago Tribune is disconnected from the broadcast business.
Its corporate family has been broken up and the Tribune, the wellspring of an empire built on ideas and innovation, is no longer complemented by the...

Gannett Co., the owner of USA Today and WVEC-TV in Hampton Roads, is spinning off its publishing assets into a separate publicly traded company.
The McLean, Va.-based broadcaster and publisher whose holdings include more than 40 television stations,...

Tribune Publishing, the owner of the Daily Press, announced Tuesday it will enter into a five-year affiliation agreement with Classified Ventures to continue marketing Cars.com products after the sale of its online car shopping website to Gannett Co.
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That’s the conclusion an Australian biologist draws after reviewing voluminous scientific literature.
Culum Brown of Macquarie University in Sydney claims years of evidence show fish can multi-task, have...

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The Daily Press will host its first Newspaper Appreciation Day on Thursday, May 23.
While supplies last, Daily Press newspapers will be free at area 7-Eleven stores. One free copy is allowed per customer.
The free Thursday newspaper will include a...

Heading the 2013 list of best toys from FamilyFun magazine are creative play sets, toys with motion and plush toys. Those categories took the top honors in the magazine's annual Toy of the Year Awards.
"After reviewing more than 300 contenders,...

Tribune Co., parent company of the Los Angeles Times and seven other daily newspapers, including Daily Press, is reviewing operations in an effort that will likely result in staff reductions.
Tribune announced in July that it planned to separate its...

As a scientist, wine lover and wine educator, I had promised myself not to write about the concept of minerality in wine ever again. But an article in the July 2013 edition of Wine and Marketing Monthly by Diana Macle titled “Minerality in Wine:...

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The Newport News Public Library System reported in a news release that it now offers a free eMagazine service. The service, known as Zinio, “gives library users unlimited simultaneous access to complete digital magazines, which can be viewed on most...

Vermont-based improvisational rock band Phish has played Hampton Coliseum 15 times. Most of the concerts have been part of two- or three-night stands. In recent years, the band's visits to Hampton have coincided with key moments in Phish history. Here's a...